Nigeria central bank head Lamido Sanusi ousted

 

 Lamido Sanusi was named central bank governor of the year for 2010

Nigeria's central bank governor Lamido Sanusi has been suspended by the president for "financial recklessness and misconduct".

Mr Sanusi caused shockwaves in Nigeria when he alleged that $20bn (£12bn) in oil revenue had gone missing.
Nigeria's state oil firm has denied failing to account for the money, saying the claim was "unsubstantiated".
Mr Sanusi is widely respected after undertaking reforms to the banking sector since his appointment in 2009.

2face laughs off impregnating banker, says ‘I don give 8 virgins belle’

International act, 2face Idibia has laughed off rumour that he impregnated his account officer, noting that his life is an open book and he will not be afraid to take responsibility for his action.
The social media was filled with rumour of the alleged pregnancy, with some of them even mentioning the name of the lady in question and the bank she allegedly work with.

Inflation rate stands at 8.0 per cent in January, says NBS

Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday said the inflation rate stood at 8.0 per cent in January, the same rate recorded in December, 2013.

10 celebrities we can’t get enough of….

From the red carpet to the after parties, there are some celebrities that are simply on track at all times when it comes to fashion. With the awards season approaching, you never know what they could come up with next.  These celebs always step up their fashion A-game. They are always a delight on the red carpet, they never disappoint when it comes to dressing all the way up, whether it’s one shoulder or strapless, these selected ten fashionistas wear them well.

World Cup: Let Keshi do it his own way – NFF

Keshi

The Nigeria Football Federation will no longer insist on a foreign or local technical assistant for Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles Head Coach.The federation had nursed the idea of engaging a technical assistant to assist Keshi and his technical crew for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Keshi bluntly rejected the offer and rather asked for the reinstatement of Sylvanus Okpala who was disengaged after the Nations Cup last February on the grounds of poor funding.

Jonathan is still learning, he ‘ll do better if reelected — Bafarawa

TWO-time governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, arguably, belongs to the echelon of vastly experienced politicians. At the dawn of the Fourth Republic, he joined the All People’s Party  (APP), which later became All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and now APC. He was elected governor in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 on the banner of the APP. He ran for the presidency in 2007 on the plank of the Democratic People’s Party  (DPP) he helped to found. In this interview with select journalists in his Sokoto residence, shortly after being welcomed into the PDP by President Goodluck Jonathan and other leaders of the party, he shares his thoughts on his mission, vision and ability to deliver in the PDP.

Oil theft, govt spending, greatest challenges to economy – Sanusi

LAGOS — CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has identified oil theft and increasing government spending as the greatest challenges facing the Nigerian economy. He stated this while delivering a keynote address at the Udo Udoma and Bello Osagie 30th anniversary lecture in Lagos.He said that the situation where some people successfully steal crude oil, refine and ship outside the country, and the fact that government spending is on a continuous upward trend, will continue to make it impossible for the economy to move at the desired rate.

Police arrest 2 persons for running kidnap den in Onitsha

Onitsha - The police in Anambra have arrested two suspects for allegedly running a kidnap den in Onitsha.

The spokesman of the Anambra police command, Emeka Chukwuemeka, who confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, said the command had commenced investigation into the matter.

“Investigation is still going on and its outcome will determine the next line of action,” Chukwuemeka said.

The policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad raided the excluded house in Onitsha where the two suspects (a man and a woman) were arrested on Tuesday.

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